1. sepulchral

of or relating to a sepulchre

Example Sentences:
'sepulchral inscriptions'
'sepulchral monuments in churches'

2. charnel, ghastly, sepulchral

gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

Example Sentences:
'a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones'
'ghastly shrieks'
'the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs'

Synonyms

• charnel
• ghastly

3. funereal, sepulchral

suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial

Example Sentences:
'funereal gloom'
'hollow sepulchral tones'

Synonyms

• funereal